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Large oil on canvas with black lacquered wood frame and gold molding depicting a scene of lunch on the grass in a forest during an 18th century hunting trip.
The forest is depicted in the style of 17th-century Flemish landscapes, and various protagonists can be seen. In the center, slightly off-center to the left of the composition, the main couple, richly dressed, dally over lunch. Behind them, a large white tablecloth holds a wealth of victuals; all around, men in more practical clothes are having lunch and being served by servants, one of whom is a colored turbaned man, indicating the degree of wealth and importance of the people he accompanies. On the right, in the foreground, a seated man looks pensively at the pack mule being loaded for departure, and in front of him, the dogs wait patiently.
Reprise du XIXème siècle, Ecole française.
This painting by Van Loo is perfectly in keeping with the genre of scènes galantes that developed during the reign of Louis XV, and which can be compared with the work of artists such as Watteau and Boucher.
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